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Algorithms are breaking how we think - Technology Connections (youtu.be)

submitted 1 day ago by QuizzaciousOtter@lemm.ee to c/technology@beehaw.org

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A slightly unusual video from the fantastic Technology Connections channel. It articulates a lot of my own thoughts on social media, "algorithms" and AI.

What surprised me the most was the statistic that only 3% of author's views come from the subscriptions feed. This is wild to me because subscriptions are pretty much the only way I have ever used YouTube.

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[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@lemmy.ml 4 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Person who invented sorting algorithms watching you sort by new "to avoid algorithms":

Disappointed coach gif

(yes, I'm also guilty of milking the ancient computer science vs. venture capital vocabulary joke; if you wanna start a flamewar better do it about "sorting" vs "ordering")